diff --git a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsKeyState.cpp b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsKeyState.cpp
index 88ba9f24..4e093bd3 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsKeyState.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/MSWindowsKeyState.cpp
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ MSWindowsKeyState::getKeyMap(synergy::KeyMap& keyMap)
 		}
 
 		// set virtual key to button table
-		if (GetKeyboardLayout(0) == m_groups[g]) {
+		if (activeLayout == m_groups[g]) {
 			for (KeyButton i = 0; i < 512; ++i) {
 				if (m_buttonToVK[i] != 0) {
 					if (m_virtualKeyToButton[m_buttonToVK[i]] == 0) {